Bring It On: The Musical Will Play Limited Run at Broadway's St. James Theatre

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15 May 2012

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Following its current tour, Bring It On: The Musical, the new stage production set in the world of competitive cheerleading, will begin a limited engagement at Broadway's St. James Theatre July 12.

The production, which will officially open Aug. 1, will continue through Oct. 7.

Bring It On has music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, music by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and lyrics by Kitt's High Fidelity collaborator Amanda Green. Jeff Whitty, the Tony-winning book writer of Avenue Q, authored the original book for the musical.

Bring It On launched its North American tour Oct. 30, 2011, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. It is currently playing Toronto.

Tony-winning In the Heights choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler directs and choreographs the musical, which has musical supervision by Tony Award winner Alex Lacamoire.

Bring It On has scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Andrea Lauer, lighting design by Jason Lyons, sound design by Brian Ronan, video design by Jeff Sugg and hair design by Charles G. LaPointe.

The stage production is produced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions/Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications/Armyan Bernstein and Charlie Lyons, and Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson. Beacon and Universal also produced the "Bring It On" films.

The current itinerary for Bring It On follows:

Toronto, ON (May 2-June 3, at the Canon Theatre)

Here's how producers bill the work: "In Bring It On: The Musical, the high-stakes world of competitive cheerleading is intertwined with cutthroat high school politics to tell the story of Campbell, the heir apparent to the head cheerleader at Truman High School. Campbell is at the top of the cheerleader pyramid and she has it all — a strong squad, a doting boyfriend and a straight path to the national championships. Her entire life has been dedicated to honing routines and staying within the strict rules and guidelines, but when a surprise letter arrives, Campbell's world is thrown upside down."

Tickets will be on sale exclusively to Audience Rewards members beginning May 16 at 10 AM through May 20 at 11:59 PM, at AudienceRewards.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 21 at 10 AM at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200).